Queens Must Go As Cunard FACES End of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
Lord Mancroft, Cunard deputy chairman, says the company plans to export the aging Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth rather than scrap them. Once earning seven million yearly, Cunard now cannot compete with jets and regards the dowdy ships as unviable, signaling a shift in transatlantic passenger transport.
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New York
Lord Mancroft
Cunard
Lord Watkinson
United States
New York Harbor
North Atlantic
Queen Mary may find new life under 10 offers
More than 300 bids were received for the 81,000 ton Queen Mary as it heads toward retirement this fall. The Queen Elizabeth will sail one more year. Ten viable offers include a plan to convert the ship into a floating trade center for American gifts and an offer to moor it in Long Beach Harbor as a hotel and convention center.
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Lord Mancroft
Export Consultants, Inc
Atlanta
Cunard
Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Harbor
Crystal Woman Home After Missing Case and Injured Baby
A Crystal woman returned home after being missing since her infant daughter was found with both legs broken. The two week old Denise remained in serious condition at Hennepin General Hospital. A note in an abandoned car expressed remorse and advised police of the child’s location.
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Minneapolis
William H. Schleeter
Denise
Hennepin County General Hospital
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park
General
Schleeter
Head Forms New Criminal Division Head Forms New Criminal Division
Atty. Gen. Douglas M. Head announced a new criminal division in his office to be led by Arne L. Schoeller of Minneapolis. The 37 year old former Minneapolis School Board member will serve as assistant attorney general and supervise police training, working with the State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Governor's Crime Commission. Gerald Snell will serve as Solicitor General as part of the division. Partial sentence mentions medical benefits totaling 898 million dollars.
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ST. Paul
Douglas M. Head
Arne L. Schoeller
Minneapolis
Citiens League
Schoeller
Gerald Snell
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Governor's Crime Commission
Gilbert Woman in Good Condition
Shirley Plesha, 40, was hospitalized in good condition after being wounded by her estranged husband William, 40, who then shot himself to death. The incident occurred at the Gilbert bar owned by his brother Mike. Plesha is a mother of four and was shot at her Gilbert home. Coroner David A. Sher provided details.
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Plesha
Gilbert
Mike
Mina
Shirley Plesha
Virginia
William
St. Louis County
David A. Sher
Nova Scotia Reelects Premier Stanfield to Fourth Term
In Halifax, Nova Scotia voters kept Premier Robert Stanfield and his entire cabinet in office. Stanfield becomes the first Progressive Conservative leader in the province to win a fourth term.
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Halifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
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County Welfare Department
Crystal Police
Netherlands
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Conoco
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